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Trio of Chatham Township Candidates Brings Trio of Different Perspectives to the Race
One is a two-term township committee member who has served three years as deputy mayor, the second is a former member of the township planning board and a 25-year public works supervisor for Morris County and the third served as a press secretary to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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Anthony Weiner Is Too Liberal to Be New York City Mayor
The last time New York City elected a Democrat mayor was in 1989 that was David Dinkins, whose stint was an unmitigated disaster.
Why Pat Robertson Is A Dinosaur
Pat Robertson is always good as an internet punchline, as his recent comments about the Oklahoma tornadoes and male infidelity have shown.
The 10 P.M. Phone Call: Clinton and Obama Discussed Benghazi. What Did They Say?
"What would you be focusing on in the Benghazi investigation?" I spent many years in the investigation biz, so it's only natural that I've been asked that question a lot lately.
Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 5/22
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In 1982, social scientist James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling published their "Broken Windows" article in The Atlantic, an idea that launched a savvy assault on crime.
Joe Klein: Would-Be Democratic Mayors Threaten to Return NYC to Horrors of 90s
New York City Council Speaker and New York mayoral candidate Christine Quinn attends a rally in front of City Hall to show support for a paid sick leave bill in New York, March 29, 2013.
Andrew C. McCarthy: The 10 P.M. Phone Call
I had the good fortune to be trained in Rudy Giuliani's U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan.
Golf - Rickie Fowler, Jack Nicklaus. Football - Jay Cutler, John Elway, Todd Heap, Brent Jones, Nick Mangold, Peyton Manning, Kaluka Maiava, Burgess Owens, Bart Starr, Tim Tebow, Tom Waddle.
Quiet and Methodical: The Bill Thompson Campaign for NYC Mayor
Well, if Thompson's personality was not so low-key, he might respond with the slogan line of that Kia Sorrento TV commerical : "How you like me now." Yes, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn remains the far favorite in the race based on polling, but as the front-runner she has a big bulls-eye on her back, and her numbers are slowly headed south.
James Tisch, the CEO of Loews Corp., is a top backer of Republican Joe Lhota's mayoral campaign - and co-hosted a fund-raising event last night for the former MTA chairman and deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani.
Obama should apologize for IRS targeting: Senator
A Republican senator says she's disappointed that President Barack Obama hasn't personally condemned the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election.
NYC mayoral race like therapy session
For more than three decades, New York City residents have had mayors who did their best with varying degrees of success to keep their personal lives off limits.
Joe Lhota's mayoral mailing features Giuliani, 9/11 imagery
The first mass mailing of Joe Lhota's mayoral campaign features a photo of him standing side by side with his former boss, Rudy Giuliani , taking command in lower Manhattan just days after 9/11. The mailing - sent to Republican primary voters this week - does not explicitly mention Sept.
Don't Bang Your Head On A Wall, Go Around It
The Doe Fund was nearly crippled by Mayor Giuliani. So George McDonald pushed into a fresh part of the city and thrived.
American Jewish World Service President To Speak At Pelham Temple
Messinger will discuss "Jews As Global Citizens" and "Fighting Hunger in a World of Plenty." She was the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in 1997, losing to incumbent Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Nudging Conservatives to Harness Behavioral Science
While liberals are deploying behavioral science with stunning results, conservatives have failed to follow up on their success three decades ago with the psychology of 'broken windows.' Here are several policy initiatives with which to begin.
NY dance not 'art'? Dance parade 2013 continues to overcome outdated ideas
Announced online May 5, on Dance Parade in honor of New York City's seventh annual dance celebration, Mayor Bloomberg will proclaim May 18, "Dance Parade Day" at a press conference scheduled for Monday, May 13.
Could the weight loss backfire on Christie in 2016?
From a health standpoint, he's got every reason in the world to drop the weight .
Catsimatidis gets Liberal Party nod for NYC mayor
The endorsement gives Catsimatidis the possibility of a spot on the November ballot regardless of how his quest for the GOP nomination goes, plus the potential of claiming the mantle of successful Republican-Liberal New York City mayoral candidates going back to Fiorello LaGuardia.